Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-25
GEN. CHARLES p. STONE DEAD.
Cen. Shcrman,s Tribute 70 His Men.
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General Charles p. Stone-PashA Stone-died at
at his home in New York at half-pa one O'Clock
yesterday. Gen. W. T. Sherman In q speech In the
Brooklyn academy OF music last night at the install
lation Of officers OF g. SGrant posi-, No. 37, GAR
announced the death and said OF the dead General
ION Wednesday last an old comrade named Fischer
met him, and seeing that he was i'll took him to
his home, at No. 20 East 31st stret, where he was
carefully taken care Of His wife and family were
also with him, and still they were not able to save
him. The man was not well known to you, prob
ably, but knew him for the last thirty years
He came out OF the Mexican war with q bright
name and gallant record. l believe Charles p.
Stone was one OF the first men TO enlist In the
the powers that be, and was imprisoned in Fort
Lafayette, and until his dying day General Stone
never knew why he had been imprisoned. After
two years he was released and went south, to New
Orleans, and served with General Banks to the end
OF the war. He first settled In Virginia. then went
to Egypt, but little BY little there were changes
in Egypt which made it unpleasant for any
American. and the Americans were displaced by
EngliShmen and Germans,
HIS SERVICES IN MASTERING IN DISTRICT voLUN-
TIERS 10 DEFEND THE CAPITAL
Gen. Stone was we'll known in this city. He was
assigned by Gen. Scott to the command OF the
brigade composed OF District troops, raised at
the outbreak of the civil war, and was in charge
OF the measures then taken for the defense OF the
MONTHS and took n TnSer eS Stone n o d1ne
that time in operating along the Potomac. When
the three months expired many Of the District
other commanders, but they always retained an
a1ectionate regard for Gen. Stone. At the twenty
nth anniversary celebration OF the mastering
"Of the District troops, held q year ago, Gen.
Stone was present and was received with many
honors by the men who served under him.
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one supposed that he was in the slightest danger
Of death He had been preparing to go to New
he was taken III, and went to the bed from which
he never rose.
SKETCH OF HIS cARkRR.
Gen. Stone was born in Massachusetts,. and en-
tered West Point as a cadet in July, 1S4l. After
his graduation he served In the military academy
Mexican war was engaged at the siege OF Vera
Cruz. He was breveted first lieutenant in 1S47 for
MolinO del Rey, and was honOred so again for the
same reason and breveted captain after the battle
OF Chapunepec. In 1856 he resigned from the reg
ular army and moved to San Francisco, where for
two years he was engaged in banking. When the
civil war broke out he again Joined the army, and,
as stated above, was active in the defense OF the
city OF Washington. He was subsequently APP
pointed brigadier general and commanded a
brigade during Gen. Patterson's operations in the
Iafayetfe and Fort Hamilton In is &c for fs al.
legged misconduct in the held. He was confine1
for seven months without any charges having
been preferred against him. He was released on
August Is, 1862, and no explanation was ever
made to him by the government for his long con-
fnement. After his release he served in the siege
OF Port Hudson and was one OF the commissioners
to receive Its surrender, and as chief OF stan OF
Major Gen. Banks was engaged in the skirmish of
Bayou Teche and the battle Of sabine Cross Roads.
He was given command OF the fifth army corps
before Petersburg in August, 1854, and retained
command until after the surrender, in september,
1884. He resigned from the army on september Is,
1854. and took up his residence in Virginia, and
made his home for some time near Richmond, and
carried on the Dover coal mines in Virginia. 1t
was said that he was subsequently offered posi-.
ton In the army which he declined, but in 1870 he
received flattering offer from the Khedive OF
Egypt to enter into his military service. This
offer was accepted and his work In recognizing
the Egyptian army was everywhere commended
by military critics in the highest terms, as Stone
Pacha became more widely known in his own
country. He remained in the khedive'S service
until 1888 The troubles that were then convuls-
ing Egypt determined him to resign his commits
sion and return to the United States As engineer
and director OF the pedestal for the BarthOldi
statue OF Liberty on BedlOe's Island, Gen. stones
name has become familiar all over the land